Pooja Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90491 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2025 Thana- HARPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pooja Devi W/O Awadhesh Sah Resident of Village- Harpur, Ward No.- 02, P.S- Harpur, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Karandeep Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 193(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 76, 352 and 351(2) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted informant and her family members.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90491 of 2025(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/3 committed no offence. As a matter of fact, on account of long standing land dispute, a free fight took place between the parties in which both sides sustained injuries. There is case and counter-case. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against this petitioner. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, case and counter-case between the parties and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sadar, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Harpur P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025, subject to condition as laid
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90491 of 2025(2) dt.10-02-2026 3/3 down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T